School holiday trout stocking
Ahead of the school holidays, 'ready-to-catch' rainbow trout are stocked into lakes around Melbourne and regional centres.
The rainbow trout stocked are advanced yearlings and are suitable to be caught immediately. Rainbow trout are a good option for children or those trying fishing for the first time, because they are relatively easy to catch and take a variety of baits and lures.
This stocking program aims to encourage families to go fishing, particularly during school holidays.
Anglers are reminded that a daily bag limit of five trout applies, of which only two can exceed 35 centimetres.
Fish stocking is funded by recreational fishing licence fees and the State Government's $46 million Target One Million plan, which aims to get more people fishing, more often.
School holiday family fishing waters
Water | 1st Term (April) | 2nd Term (July) | 3rd Term (Sept) | Gone Fishing Day (14 Oct) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Albert Park Lake | 0 | 1500 | 1500 | 0 |
Alexandra Lake (Ararat) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Allans Flat Dredge Hole | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Anderson Lake (Chiltern) | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Arboretum Dam (Euroa) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Bannockburn Lagoon (Bannockburn) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Bartlett Lake (Tatura) | 0 | 150 | 150 | 0 |
Berwick Springs Estate Lake | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Calembeen Lake (Creswick) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Casey Fields Lake (Cranbourne) | 0 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
Cato Lake (Stawell) | 0 | 300 | 600 | 0 |
Caulfield Racecourse Lake | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Cobden Lake (Cobden) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Coleraine Lagoon (Coleraine) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Crusoe Reservoir (Bendigo) | 0 | 450 | 450 | 0 |
Darlingsford Lake (Melton) | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Don Lake (Healesville) | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
Dunkeld Arboretum (Dunkeld) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Eildon Pondage Weir (Eildon) | 200 (plus 50 ex-brood stock) | Will receive a total of 14,000 ready-to-catch trout over the salmonid season | Will receive a total of 14,000 ready-to-catch trout over the salmonid season | Will receive a total of 14,000 ready-to-catch trout over the salmonid season |
Emerald Lake | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Esmond Lake (Ballarat) | 0 | 250 | 250 | 0 |
Ess Lagoon (Casterton) | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Felltimber Creek Wetlands (Wodonga) | 0 | 600 | 600 | 0 |
Foletti Caravan Park Lake (Donald) | 0 | 350 | 350 | 0 |
Forest Lake (Kangaroo Flat) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Garfield Lake (Garfield) | 0 | 250 | 250 | 0 |
Glenlyon Dam (Glenlyon, Victoria) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Goldfields Reservoir (St Arnaud) | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
Gold Course Dam (Longwood) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Great Western Racing Recreation Reserve Lake (Great Western) | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
Guthridge Lake (Sale) | 0 | 250 | 250 | 0 |
Haddon Reservoir (Haddon) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Hanging Rock Lake (Woodend) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Hayfield Racecourse Lake (Heyfield) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Hyland Lake (Churchill) | 0 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
Jack Emmett Lagoon (Rupanyup) | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 |
Jubilee Lake (Daylesford) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Jubilee Lake (Skipton) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Karkarook Lake (Moorabbin) | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
Kennington Reservoir (Strathdale) | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Les Stone Park Lake (Wodonga) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Lethbridge Lake (Lethbridge) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Lilliput Lane Reserve (Pakenham) | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Lilydale Lake (Lilydale) | 0 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 |
Lismore Golf Club Dam | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Marma Lake (Murtoa) | 0 | 350 | 350 | 0 |
Marysville Lake (Marysville) | 450 | 450 | 450 | 0 |
Merriwa Park Lake (Wangaratta) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Minyip Wetlands (Minyip) | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
Mooroopna Recreation Reserve Lake (Mooroopna) | 0 | 150 | 150 | 0 |
Morwell Lake (Morwell) | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Mount Beauty Pondage | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Navan Park Lake (Melton) | 0 | 600 | 600 | |
Neanger Lake (Eaglehawk) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Nhill Lake (Nhill) | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
Numurkah Lake | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Old Hamilton Reservoir (Hamilton) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Pakenham Lake (Pakenham) | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Pertobe Lake (Warrnambool) | 0 | 450 | 450 | 0 |
Police Paddock Dams (Horsham) | 0 | 450 | 450 | 0 |
Quarry Street Reserve Lake (Trentham) | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Rowville Lakes (Rowville) | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Roxburgh Park Lakes (Roxburgh Park) | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
Saint Augustine's Water Hole (Geelong) | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Sambell Lake (Beechworth) | 0 | 450 | 450 | 0 |
Simpson Recreation Reserve Lakes (Simpson) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Spavan Lake (Sunbury) | 0 | 600 | 600 | 0 |
Stanley Ditch Dam (Stanley) | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Sumsion Gardens Lake (Wodonga) | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
Tchum Lake (Birchip) | 0 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 |
Tea Tree Lake (Mortlake) | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
The Gong (Buninyong) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Tom Thumb Lake (Eaglehawk) | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Tronoh Dredge Hole (Harrietville) | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
Upper Sandy Creek Dam (Sandy Creek) | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Victoria Lake (Shepparton) | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 |
Victoria Lakes (Ballarat) | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
Walter J Smith Reserve (Riddles Creek) | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Yarrambat Lake (Yarrambat) | 0 | 1000 | 1000 | 600 |
*Water unable to be stocked due to unforeseen circumstances, i.e. water levels low or too warm.